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HR 998 · enacted · significant

Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act

What this bill does

  • The IRS must provide clearer notices when it finds math or clerical errors on tax returns, including what the error was and how to fix it.
  • Taxpayers who receive error notices are affected, as they gain better access to abatement procedures and clearer information about corrections.
  • The IRS will implement a pilot program to send notices by certified mail and must report results to Congress; no explicit funding or timeline specified.

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    How might clearer error notices from the IRS change the likelihood that taxpayers will successfully appeal or correct math mistakes on their returns?

  2. 02

    What costs or resource demands might the IRS face in implementing certified mail pilots and clearer notice procedures, and who would bear those expenses?

  3. 03

    Which taxpayers could benefit most from better error notifications, and which groups might face challenges in responding to corrected notices?

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-11-25 · President

    Became Public Law No: 119-39.

  2. 2025-11-25 · BecameLaw

    Became Public Law No: 119-39.

  3. 2025-11-25 · President

    Signed by President.

  4. 2025-11-25 · BecameLaw

    Signed by President.

  5. 2025-11-25 · house · Floor

    Presented to President.

  6. 2025-11-25 · President

    Presented to President.

  7. 2025-10-23 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  8. 2025-10-20 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7168-7169)

  9. 2025-10-20 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  10. 2025-10-20 · senate · Discharge

    Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  11. 2025-10-20 · Committee

    Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  12. 2025-04-01 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  13. 2025-03-31 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  14. 2025-03-31 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1348-1349)

  15. 2025-03-31 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1348-1349)

  16. 2025-03-31 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 998.

  17. 2025-03-31 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1348-1349)

  18. 2025-03-31 · house · Floor

    Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  19. 2025-03-27 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.

  20. 2025-03-27 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-42.

  21. 2025-03-27 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-42.

  22. 2025-02-12 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.

  23. 2025-02-12 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  24. 2025-02-05 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  25. 2025-02-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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